Railroad way construction and maintenance car



April I4, 1925.

A. L. GREENABAUM RAILROAD WAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CAR Filed Aug. '7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Z/v VENTO/ 1 April 14, 1925. v 1,533,183

A. L. GREENABAUM RAILROAD WAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CAR Filed Aug. 7, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 HTTX Y Patented Apr.Y 14, 1925.

LSBBJSB UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`ALEXANDER L. GREENABAUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 O, E. JORDAN COMPANY, OF EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA, A CORPORATION 0F INDIANA.

RAILROAD W'AY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CAR.

Application led August 7, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER L. GREEN- ABAUM, a citizen of the United States, anda residentof Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvenlents in Railroad Nay Construction and Maint@ nance YCars, of whichl the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to improvements in machines for constructing and maintaining railroads, but has particular reference to machines for use in ballast shaping, bank shaping, ditching and operations incident thereto.

Inthe operation of preparingl or 1nain taining railroad road beds it is common practice to utilize a railroad car having a material spreading wing at the side thereof, and in some of the operations to provide an additional wing or member whereby material engaged by the spreader wing, and not needed for the'road bed, may be shifted or moved to the end of the spreader wingY and their passed on to the extension wing for disposal purposes. At times considerable bodies of earth or other material are encountered and must bershifted. In some of the operations it is necessary to shape the sloping sides or banks through cuts, the angle of which must be different under varying conditions; As a result of the foregoing conditions obtaining in practice an adjustable structure isV necessary and yet the strains iniposed are such as require a very substantial construction. At the same time Vrailroad i rights of way are of fixed dimensions at certain points, such as at tunnels, bridges and the like, so that the size and construction of the parts must be such that they can readily be positioned for passage of the car through such places.

The general object of my invention is to providean improved car of the above charfacter which shall have flexibility in use, and

" vwhich at the same time shall be better able to withstand operating conditions.

Another object of my invention isto provide a construction which can be utilized for the purpose of carrying material, such as may be met with in ballast shaping, ditclu ing and other operations, for a considerable distance and which can be quickly and easily adjusted'for use as a bank builder or Shaper, and which shall have means so that when so Serial No. 580,161.

positioned, it shall be rigidly held against undesired movement.

Another object of my invention is to provide a spreader wing and an adjustably attached bank builder wing or Shaper whereby the material may be shifted from the spreader wing to the bank builder or shaping wing with a minimum of resistance to such movement or passage.

Again it is an object of my invention to improve the structural characteristics of the connection between the side or spreader wing and an end bank builder or shaping wing better to withstand the great strains that are imposed upon the bank builder under conditions of practical use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bank building, shaping, and material carrying wing of improved form and of such construction that it can be readily attached to the spreader wings of railroad spreaders of types in current use.

My invention consists generally in a structure of the form, construction, arrangement and eo-action of the Various parts thereof whereby the above named objects, together with others that will appear hereinafter are attainable; and my invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate what I consider, at the present time, to be the preferred embodiment thereof.

In said drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of a railroad car eulbodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. l, but being upon an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the part shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. Il is a rear elevation of the car, certain of the duplicate parts being omitted.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the rear face of a wing construction of modified form embodying my invention; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 5.

In the drawings I have shown my invention as combined with or as a part of the well known Jordan railroad spreader such as is disclosed in the O. F. Jordan Patent No. 996,256 of June 27, 1911. This, it should be understood is by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.

ll liv-1 rlhe car is provided with the usual trucks 1, p'ositioned at each end. Thereon is mounted a flat car body portion 2. At a point somewhat forward of the middle of the car there are provided vertical columns 3 which are secured tothe opposite sides of the underfraine of the car and which extend nearly to the rails. Mounted for vertical sliding movement in the vertical columns 3 are posts Il. The ballast shaping wing 5 is or maybe operated by the same mechanism that is utilized to operate the spreader wing 12 of the standard Jordan spreader, before referred to. lt is attached at one end to the movable hinge posts 1 which are freely slidable, as before stated, in the columns 3. These posts areopera-ted by means of coinpressed air engines 6 6 and the car is equipped with a compressed air reservoir 7 suitably connected to the engines 6-6. It is not thought necessary to detail the pipe connections inasmuch as they are fully disclosed in the aforesaid patent and are furthermore well knfoiwn in use. The two sides of the car are exactly alike except that the parts occupy reverse positions, and for this reason a description of one side and its operating mechanism will suffice for both.

1t should be understood that the mechanism on each side'of the car is independently operable and that either one or both thereof may be used at the same time, depending upon the work to be done. The post 4 carries a heavy hinge 8 on its lower part and to this is secured a heavy hinge section 9. The pivotpin 10 ofthe hinge occupies a vertical position and the wing 5 is pivoted to the part 9 by means of a horizontal pivot pin 11. The twopivot pins being at right angles allow the wing 5 to swing` in bot-li horizontal and vertical p'ositions. The horizontal movement occurs in distending and reti-acting the wing to and from its working position and the vertical moif'ement when it is desired to incline the same at any desired angle to the horizontal plane in the ballast. shaping of the road bed. The free end of the wing 5 is sustained and also braced by an adjustable telescopic brace member 12, the lower end of which -is p'ivotally attached to the wing 5 as indicated at 13. At the uppei` end, it is vertically pivoted :at 111 to a bracket upon the upper part-of the post il. The wing 5 'being attached to the post, obviously risesv and falls therewith. For holding the wing distended aga-inst the .ballast which it must displace as the car moves forward braces are provided. These braces may be one or more in numberanrrl they may be made in a number of different ways. As here shown I have Aprovided a plurality of braces 16 which extend from the side of the car to the inner side of the wing and which are constructed and operated as are similar braces in said Patent No. 996,256. These members serve both as braces and as' toggle levers which, when t-he shaft 17 .is rocked by means of the air engine 18, serve to throw or inove the wing 5 outwardly to operative position or inwardly to inoperative position. The wing 5 may be formed in various ways and the bottoni edge thereof may assume any desired configuration depending upon the shape that is to be given to the road bed. As is shown in Fig. l the bottom edge of the wing 5 is straight whereas in the modified form shown in F ig. 5 the wing 5 is provided with a ditchcutting portion which will be described in detail hereinafter.

To the outer end of t-he Ywing 12 I attach a. wing 19 which serves as a bank shaping and material carrying` or shifting wing. It should be understoodY that the wing 5 engages tlie material upon what will be termed the` forward side 20 and thatV 21 denotes the rear side, across which' material does not move in the displacing operation. In certain of the operations material-will be engaged by the wing 5 and will move to the outer end of the wing 5 and thence on to Vthe extension or outer wing 19. I have provided a construction wherebya minimum of resistance is encountered by the material in this movement and also which imposes a minimum of strain on the outer wing 19V which extends quite a. considerable distance from the side of the car end which therefore CLI is `not as well adapted to withstand great Y strains. To the rear side of the wing 5 l attach, as by means of a horizontal pivot 22 a hinge member 23.

The hinge member 23 is provided with spaced portionsV2/l and 25 to accommodate a central hinge portion '26 that is carried by the outer wing` 19. A vertical hinge pin 27 passes through the parts 24k, 25 and 26. The pivot pin 27 is at right angles to the pivot pin 22 so that the wing` 19 can be caused to swing vertically and horizontally. That is to say, it may be positioned at differ ent angles vertically with respect to the wing 5 as may be necessary to provide the proper slope to the bank or cut 2S (see Fig. 4). Vhen 4positioning thewing :19 at these different langles for bank shaping purposes, it

should be understood that swinging movement of the parts takes place on the horizontalpivot 22. ln order to lock the parts in any said yposition I have provi-ded a plural-ity of-openings 29 in the wing` 5 and an opening therefore, provided means whereby Ithe part 2?) and wing 19 can iii effect be made y they hinge portion 23.

Vone part for bank shaping purposes. To

this end IV have provided the member 23 with a projecting lug 32 and a wing 19 with an extendingportion 33 having an opening 34- therein adapted, when the wing 19 is swung to the position shown in the drawings, to accommodate the lug 32. A portion of the lug 32 projects beyond the face of the extension 33 and a locking pin 35 is provided to hold the portion 33 against Thus the wing 19 and the member 23 can be freely swung on the horizontal pivot 22 and movement on the pin 27 is positively prevented. The desired stability is thereby obtained.

As a further means of bracing the wing 19 I may provide a strut 36 which extends between the brace 12 and the wing 19. rl`his isA an adjustable brace so that the wing 19 canbe braced in its different placed positions. For b 1acing the wing 19 away from the car I have here shown a plurality of braces 37v which are similar to the braces '16 and which are actuated by the rocking of the shaft 17, as before explained. lVhle two braces 37 are shown, this number may be more or less, depending upon the size and construction of the wing 19, and the size,

shape and construction of the brace. It should be obvious that when the shaft 17 is rocked, both the wing 5 and the wing 19 will be simultaneously moved to a position parallel the car as is indicated in full lines upon the other side of the car in Fig. 1.

rIhe wing 19 is adapted to function for another purpose. That is to say for the puri pose of vcarrying material which is collected in ballast shaping, ditching or otherwise for a considerable distance along the right of way. This mechanism is intended to carry the material along with the car through deep `cuts and then to Vaste the same over the usuallyV occupy a horizontal position.

and it can then be swung freely upon the vertical pivot 27. It should also be understood that when the wing 19 occupies the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1 it wiIll t should also be understood that the brace or braces 37 are removed and that when the brace or braces 16, or the other means that control the movementof the wing 5 are actuatedV to swing the wing 5 inwardly, the wing 19 will occupy a position on the outer side of the wing 5 and substantially parallel to it as is indicated by means of dotted lines on the far side of the car in Fig. 1. Like- -wise when the wing 5 is swung outwardly the wing 19 will automatically be swung to proper operative position.

In Figs. 5 and (i I have illustrated a modilied Structure embodying` my invention but inasmuch as the main wing and the outer wing' correspond generally to the main an-d outer wings of the form first described they have been given similar reference characters. The modified structureapplies to the means for joining the wings 5 and 19. As here shown the wing 5 has rigidly secured thereto as by means of rivets a. hinge member 39 having spaced hinge lug portions 40. The outer wing 19, in turn, is secured to a hinge member 41 as by means of a horizontal pivot 42. The member 4:1, in turn, is provided with a hinge. lug extension portion t3 that is accommodated between the spaced lugs 40. A vertical hinge pin 14 secures the parts 11 and 39 together in such manner as to permit swinging movement thereof. The wing 19 may obviously swing on the horizontal pivot Ll2 so that it may occupy different angular positions as may be necessary to properly shape the bank 28. In order that the wing 19 may be locked in its placed angular positions the member 4.1 is provided with a pluralilj,v of holes 45 and the wing 19 with a hole adapte-d to register therewith. A locking pin 4G is provided, adapted to pass through the aligned holes in the member l1 and wing 19.

As here shown the wing 5 is provided with a ditching extension 47. It should be obvious that the wing 19 as constructed and attached in Figs. 5 and (i is likewise adapted to be swung to the various positions referred to with respect to the construction shown .in Figs. 1 to l, inclusive, and also that the material in passing from the wing 5 to the wing 19 encounters a minimum of resistance because of the mounting of the hinge and connecting parts rearwardly of the face 2() of the wing The many advantageous characteristics of my invention will now be understood by those skilled in this art without further comment.

For convenience in the claims, the wing having the functions of the wing 5 will be termed a side wing and the wing having the functions lof the wing 19 an outer wing.

I claim:

l. The improvements herein described comprising a car in combination with a side wing, an outer wing and means joining the outer an-d side wings, said means including a hinge structure secured to the rear side of the side wing, said outer wing being thereby disposed rearwardly of the forward face of the side wing, vertically and horizontally disposed pivots, and coatlill) ing means on saidV Wings for locking the outer Wing in a line-d position with respect to the sideYV Wing.

2. The improvements herein deseribed comprising a car in combination with a side wing, an outer Wing', a vertical pivot jo`ining the outer and side Wings,- and 'coactingl means on said wings including an inter-` itting lug and slot for locking the outer YWing' against swinging movement on the vertical pivot.

3. The improvements herein described comprising a car in combination with a side Wing, an outer Wing, a hinge'plate operatively connected to the rear side ot'. saidside VWing at its outer end, means on the inner end ot' sai-d outer Wing' connected to saiid hingeV plate so that said outer ving may swing' about a vertical axis arranged back ot the plane of the front tace ot said side Wing, and coacting means carried by l said hinge plate and saidl end ot the outer -Wing for securing said outer Wing against movement about said vertical axis. Y Y

Ll. The' improvements herein described comprising a Car in combination i with a side Wing, an outer wing, a` hinge plate operatively connected to the rear side ot said side Wing `at its outer end, means on thel innerend of 'said outer Wing connected to sai-d hinge plate so that said outer Wing may swing about a vertical axis arranged back of the plane ot the front face otsai'd side Wing, said hinge plate and said end of the outer Wing having intcrengaging parts and means parallel with said vertical axis and so arranged with respect to said i-nterengaging'parts as to lock said Wings against' rela-.tive .movement about said vertlical axis.-

-5. The4 improvements herein described comprising a carin combinationwith side Wing, an outer Wing, a hin-ge plate operatively connected to the rear side ot sai-df side Wing at its outer end,i1neans on tlhe inner end ol said out-eri wing lconnected to said hinge pla-te so that saidV outer Wing may swing aboutv a vertical axis arranged baci; of the' plane of the frontV face of said side Wing, a lug' on said hinge. p fate adapted to extend through a slot inthe inner endpa-rt ot said outer Wing, and ay pin passing through said lug" to hold said out-er Wing against' movement about said *vertical axis.

G. The improvements herein describedcomprising in combination With a side wing, an outer Wing', a plate operatively secured to the rear tace ol" said side Wing at its outer end and having' a rearward extension thereon, lsaid plate bein-e capable of piirv` otal movement about a` horizontal axis, means on the inner end of said outer Wing adapted to be pivotafllfy connected to said hinge plate by means of an axis ai' aiiged at a vright angle to said horizontal axis.

Vthere being an extension on the inner end Vof said outer Wing, Which extension has a 

